Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Art Gallery
- The Red Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mary Ward
- Guy Fawkes
- The York Observatory
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Sixties York